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. 2015 Fall;24(2):131-2.
Epub 2015 Aug 31.

Persisting without Evidence is a Problem: Suicide Prevention and Other Well-Intentioned Interventions

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Persisting without Evidence is a Problem: Suicide Prevention and Other Well-Intentioned Interventions

John D McLennan. J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2015 Fall.
No abstract available

Keywords: evidence-based medicine; prevention; suicide.

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